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The final RAW before SummerSlam comes to us from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh PA and should be a fun show. As we've seen in recent weeks, the show has picked up with Heyman at the helm and this bodes well for the coming months.
Even though the ratings fell to the usual numbers last week, I do believe that consistent quality will ensure that the figures pick up once again. It's just that WWE needs a handful of surprises handy to keep entertaining fans.
Here are 5 surprises that could potentially take place during this week's show. Let us know if you believe one or more of these changes could potentially happen.
We all know that WWE has to pull out all the stops before SummerSlam comes around.
#5 Special guest referee announced for Rollins vs. Lesnar
Seth Rollins was the victim of a brutal attack from his SummerSlam opponent Brock Lesnar on last week's show. Now, Vince McMahon may come out himself to announce that he cannot allow this kind of violence in light of sponsors not being happy with the carnage. And to prevent an attack of this nature, he will be booking a special guest referee for SummerSlam.
I have a feeling that someone like Braun Strowman could potentially fit right into the thick of things if he were to be chosen for the role. This would be the program that brings him back into the Universal Championship picture again, meaning that he could have an altercation with Lesnar during the SummerSlam match. It would be the seed for a clash at the next pay-per-view.
I wonder if Brock Lesnar will lay another beat down on Rollins this week. I am curious to see what happens next between the two men!
#4 Daniel Bryan revealed as Roman Reigns' mystery attacker
I wouldn't even have brought up this point for a WWE RAW article if WWE were not mentioning it in their RAW preview. WWE is pointing fingers towards Samoa Joe, Drew McIntyre and of course, Shane McMahon for the attack. Which basically means that none of the three individuals named are behind the actual attack.
Now, not long ago, Tom Colohue of Sportskeeda revealed that Daniel Bryan would be getting a massive push, as a 'singles' superstar. This would be followed by adverts promoting a Daniel Bryan vs. Roman Reigns feud. Could Daniel Bryan possibly be the man behind the attack on Roman Reigns?
I wonder if Reigns will focus all his attentions on Joe during this episode, only for Bryan to surprise us all at the end by finally making his long-awaited announcement. The announcement could be that he was behind the heinous attack.
#3 The Viking Raiders challenge The OC for the titles
Last week, Gallows and Anderson became the RAW Tag Team Champions. Now every member of the OC is a Champion and so too is their friend, Shinsuke Nakamura all of whom came to the WWE from Japan a few years ago (pictured above).
But once you get the Championship, there's always a target on your back. The Viking Raiders have been rising up the ranks and one can only assume that they are next in line for a title opportunity considering that they've been racking up the wins.
Could a title switch happen ahead of SummerSlam to set up a big match between the two teams? It would be a great way to wake up and shake up the tag team division from the core!
It wouldn't be a very long reign for The OC, but it would be a surprise that'll get fans very excited!
#2 Renee Michelle pins Maria Kanellis at the hospital
Maria Kanellis is going around proclaiming that nobody will pin a pregnant lady to recapture the 24/7 Championship. Well, could she be walking into a trap with these words? I can imagine someone like Carmella or Renee Michelle, Drake Maverick's wife with the perfect setup for Kanellis, at her doctor's office.
When she goes in for a check-up, one of the two women could show up in a lab coat and surgical mask and end up pinning Kanellis. It would be a great moment for fans and an unexpected title change. Plus with Carmella as the 24/7 Champion, R-Truth may potentially look at ways to regain it from the Princess of Staten Island.
The 24/7 Championship has suddenly become the most interesting thing on the show. Who would have ever thought this would be the case when the title was introduced?
#1 Goldberg sends a message to Dolph Ziggler
Dolph Ziggler has been taking shots at Goldberg on a weekly basis. And now rumors have also surfaced that a match between Ziggler and Goldberg could potentially take place at SummerSlam 2019.
Ziggler and Goldberg will not have the same kind of match that Ziggler has been having with the likes of Kofi Kingston and Seth Rollins, but I'm pretty certain that this will be the biggest match of Dolph Ziggler's career. Could Goldberg send a message via video, informing Ziggler of his intentions on RAW?
All of the pieces are slowly fitting into place to ensure that SummerSlam does indeed turn out to be a very good show. But WWE does need a surprise or two to ensure that fans do tune in to catch all of the action from the show.
After all, a show is only as good as the build!
